church school barn home
did those cracked and missing panes
silvered sometimes with frost
sometimes with darkness
reflect a congregation
leaning left then right
hands high in prayer
or a child leaning over a primer
sounding out words
the stove just heating
or a calf leaning
on a crooked gate
licking tongue coated with grain
or an embracing family sagging
from the grief of leaving
this right leaning place
church school barn home
